Papal events associated with the Year of Faith:
- Opening Mass of the Year of Faith with Pope Benedict XVI. Airs live at 4 a.m. ET, Thursday, Oct. 11 from St. Peter's Square in Rome, with an encore at 6:30 p.m. ET.

- Opening Mass of the Synod of Bishops. Airs live at 3:30 a.m. ET, Sunday, Oct. 7, with an encore at noon ET. Watch and learn the identities of the two saints who are being named new doctors of the Church! 

 

Weekly reflections from Franciscan Missionaries of the Eternal World: Fathers Patrick, Leonard and Mark and Deacons John Paul and Pascal have recorded spots – a new one each week – that will be shown throughout the day as well as on our soon-to-be-unveiled Year of Faith website. These spots, approximately two minutes in length, invite all of us to live our faith more deeply.

 

Special guests on "EWTN Live" with Fr. Mitch Pacwa:
- Wednesday, Oct. 17 - Ave Maria University Professor Douglas Bushman will discuss Mary as a model of the Church's faith.  
- Wednesday, Oct. 31, Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers and Hector Molina will discuss how you can use the Year of Faith as a tool for evangelization.

 

Special programs from EWTN's offices in Rome: Includes "Vaticano," EWTN's weekly news magazine, which will kick off the year with special interviews with various bishops attending the 13th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops in Rome. The Synod is "aimed primarily at Europe and North America, concentrating on the societies where Christianity was once dominant but has seen a dramatic drop in influence in recent decades." Find out more on this week's "Vaticano." Airs 10 a.m. ET, Sundays, 11 p.m. ET Mondays, and 5:30 p.m. ET Tuesdays.

 

Teaching series to learn more about Vatican II and the Catechism:  "Council of Faith," an EWTN Original Series focusing on the documents of Vatican II. (You'll find them listed in your program guides by the name of the document.) Airs 6 a.m. ET, Monday through Saturday (except Thursday, Oct. 11) beginning Saturday, Oct. 6 and ending Wednesday, Oct. 24.

"A Day at the Council," which airs at 5:30 a.m. ET and 5:30 p.m. ET, Thursday, Oct. 11, offers insight into Vatican II's historical importance and impact on the Church. We also bring back some of Mother Angelica's best shows on the teachings of Vatican II 

 

Up-to-the-minute blogs: EWTN Rome Bureau Chief Joan Lewis and British Journalist Joanna Bogle will give you news as it happens from the Eternal City and across the pond! Find "Joan's Rome" at http://www.ewtn.com/news/blog.asp?blog_ID=1 and "A Catholic Journalist in London" at : http://www.ewtn.com/news/blog.asp?blog_ID=4. And don't miss Joan's "Vatican Insider" radio program, which airs 9:30 a.m. ET Saturdays on the EWTN Global Catholic Radio Network.